Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8

The Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 features 135mm at focal length with maximum aperture of f/1.8. The lens construction has 11 elements in 8 groups and has diagonal angle of view at 18 degrees. Closest focusing distance at 2’ 5” (72cm) and has a filter size of 77mm. The Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 lens weighs 2lbs 3oz (985g) and it measures 88.5mm diameter and 115mm long.

Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 Reviews

Kurtmunger reviews the Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 and writes;“The Sony 135mm F/1.8 Carl Zeiss Sonnar is an expensive and fast telephoto lens. It has a superb build quality, and feels very nice in the hand. It would’ve been nice to have SSM focusing, though accuracy and speed are good, and it’s fairly quiet as compared to the usual screw drive focusing system from Sony.”rating: N/A

Photozone reviews the Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 and writes;“The resolution is very good at f/1.8 and great to downright phenomanal beyond. The produced contrast is also cracking straight from f/1.8. The quality of the bokeh (out-of-focus blur) is next to perfect for a conventional lens.”Rating:

Camerasdirect reviews the Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 and writes;“We recorded the lowest lateral chromatic aberration figures we’ve ever had with this lens (see below) and found it to be distortion-free. Edge-to-edge sharpness was also excellent and there was no sign of vignetting or unevenness in overall illumination.”rating: N/A

Photoreview reviews the Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 and writes;“Flare was well handled by both lenses but here again the Carl Zeiss lens had a competitive edge and out-of-focus areas were a little more attractively rendered. Autofocusing was very fast and very accurate, even in relatively low light levels, thanks largely to the speed of the lens. This also made the depth of field very shallow at f/1.8 – a fact that must be considered if you choose to use this lens for portraiture or close-ups.”Rating:

Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 User Manual

Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 Specifications

Whether you’re shooting a distant mountain peak or a beautiful orchid at arm’s length, the superb SAL-135F18Z telephoto lens provides amazing image quality. Its f/1.8 aperture makes it the brightest telephoto lens in its class. And with 35mm-equivalent 202.5mm focal length, plus the ability to focus tightly on objects closer than three feet away, it can cover an amazing range of photographic assignments.

Features :

Ultra-Bright Images
At fully open f/1.8 aperture (the best in its class), this high-performance 135mm lens creates amazingly bright telephoto images.

Superb Sharpness
In conjunction with the Super SteadyShot® image stabilization system of the Sony ± (alpha) DSLR-A100 camera, this lens gives you excellent results even working with hand-held camera by available light.

Close-up Focusing
You can capture professional-quality images of both faraway scenes and objects closer than three feet.

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